September 18, 2022 – 18:00
The Voronezh State Opera and Ballet Theater
Soloists: Kirill Soldatov, trumpet/flugelhorn
Andrei Mikhailovsky, clarinet
Conductor – Vladimir Spivakov
Mozart. "La Clemenza di Tito" ("The Clemency of Titus") Overture
Mozart. Concerto No. 4 for Horn and Orchestra in E-flat major, KV 495 (Arrangement for Flugelhorn and Orchestra)
Mozart. Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, KV 622
Bellini. "Norma" Overture
Arban. Variations on a theme from Bellini's "Norma" for Trumpet and Orchestra
Verdi. "I Vespri Siciliani" ("The Sicilian Vespers") Overture
Bassi. Concert fantasy on themes from Verdi's "Rigoletto" for Clarinet and Orchestra
Giménez. Interlude from "La Boda de Luis Alonso" ("Luis Alonso's Wedding")

The Direction of the Platonov International Festival is presenting the Voronezh only concert of the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia under the baton of Vladimir Spivakov. The performance will take place on September 18 at the Opera and Ballet Theater as part of the project “The great musical heritage of Russia. The National Philharmonic Orchestra tours in cities and towns of the Russian Federation” sponsored by the Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives.

The Voronezh audience will be given the NPR's popular program already played in other Russian cities. It features Italian opera overtures and brilliant pieces on opera themes to which now have been added Mozart's masterpieces. The soloists will be the NPR's group principals Andrei Mikhailovsky (clarinet) and Kirill Soldatov (trumpet).